In the early days of IVF, fertility centers would visually inspect embryos prior to IVF transfer to settle on the best candidates. Were the embryos uniformly shaped? Growing as they should? Today, your fertility specialist may talk with you about preimplantation genetic screening, or PGS. Looks can be deceiving. Even after successful fertilization and an… read more…

Making healthy lifestyle changes now could optimize your ability to conceive and promote natural fertility. When you are trying to conceive, there are lifestyle changes that Dallas-Fort Worth Fertility Associates recommends to help you optimize natural fertility. For some patients, simply changing certain habits and timing intercourse more carefully can lead to conception. If nothing… read more…

Understanding Fertility Preservation Is an Important Part of Breast Cancer Awareness During Breast Cancer Awareness month in October, the physicians at Dallas-Fort Worth Fertility Associates would like to remind women to become more informed about breast cancer. We’re all trained ob/gyns as well as fertility specialists, so we want to emphasize the importance of early… read more…

Buying Time to Start a Family Have you flipped the calendar to August, only to realize that you’re halfway through another year without prospects for a permanent relationship, or without time to start a family because you’re climbing the career ladder? You’d like to plan a family – just not right now. For the most… read more…

Are you planning to start a family in the near future? Genetic screening is recommended for ALL women of reproductive age. Genetic diseases like Cystic Fibrosis and Spinal Muscular Atrophy are more common than you think. In fact, 1 in 16 individuals carry a genetic mutation for one of these disorders. There are usually no… read more…